Control apparatus



w. P. WILLS CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Nov. 14, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. WALTER P. WILLS ATTORN April 9, 1946. w, WILLS 2,398,341 I CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Nov. 14,1944 7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VEN TOR.

WALTE WILLS ATTORNEY.

movable receiver member.

Patented Apr. 9, 1946 CONTROL APPARATUS Walter P. Wills, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to The Brown Instrument Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation oi! Pennsylvania Application November 14, 1944, Serial No. 563,413

22 Claims.

The present invention relates to systems for reproducing at a distance electrical, mechanical, and'other magnitudes including departures or displacements of devices in general. I

'A general object of the invention is to provide improvements in systems for theremote control of a movable receiver member.

A specific object of the invention is to provide an improved telemetering system having transmitting and receiving units which are interconnected by a two-conductor transmission circuit and wherein the movable receiver member is adjusted in position by so-called power-setmeans.

It is also an object of the invention to provide such an improved telemetering system which is characterized by its extreme accuracy in adjusting the receiver member into correspondence with the position of the movable transmitter member.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a telemetering system which inherently operates to automatically compensate for the disturbing influence of external factors, such as variation in the energizing voltage supply lines, on the accuracy of the remote positioning of the An object of the invention also is to provide such an improved telemetering system, the accuracy of which is independent of and unaffected by variation of the length of the transmission circuit. Thus the telemetering system of my invention may be utilized in applications requiring various lengths of transmission circuits without any modification of the transmitting and receiving units.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved system forreproducing magnitudes, departures or displacements of a plurality of devices at a distance simultaneously and to rovide an indication and/or permanent record of the ratio between the various magnitudes, depar:

tures or displacements.

In accordance withthe present invention there is provided a transmitter and a receiver interconnected by a two-conductor transmission circuit. One conductor, if'desired, may comprise the earth. In one'embodiment of the invention the V transmitter includes an alternating voltage source desired to reproduce at a distance and the other of the voltage impulses being substantially constant in amplitude. To this end the operation of the switching means is synchronized with the frequency of alternation of the source of alternating current at the transmitter so that one of the voltage impulses is impressed on the transmission circuit during one half cycle of the alternating current source and the other voltage impulse is impressed on the transmission circuit during the other half cycle. l

At the receiver an adjustable circuit arrangement is provided for responding to the succession of voltage impulses of opposite polarity. received over the transmission circuit to produce a unidirectional output of one polarity or of the opposite polarity accordingly as the amplitude of the variable voltage impulses deviates in one direction or the other from a predetermined value depending upon the adjustment of the adjustable circuit arrangement. In order to accomplish this result the adjustable circuit arrangement includes two capacitive reactance elements and. a pair of inversely connected half wave rectifiers or diodes which are so arranged with respect to the capacitive reactance elements and the transmission circuit conductors that the succession of voltage impulses of one polarity received over the transmission circuit from the transmitter are im pressed on one of the capacitive reactance elements to charge the latter while the succession of the voltage impulses of opposite polarity re- I ceived over the transmission circuit'from the transmitter are impressed on the other of the capacitive reactanceelements. In this manner a voltage is established on one of the capacitive reactance elements which is of substantially constant amplitude and a voltage is established on.

the other of the capacitive reactance elements which is variable in accordance with the variations in value of the variable magnitude, departure or displacement it is desired to reproduce at the receiver.

ationsin the value of a variablemagnitude it 18.55

In order to utilize the substantially constant and variable voltages produced across the capacitive reactance elements to derive a unidirectional voltage output or one polarity or or opposite polarityaccordingly as the amplitude of the variable voltage impulses deviates from said predetermined value, the adjustable circuit arrangemerit alsois provided with a Wh'eatstone bridge network, one arm oi; which. includes one of the capacitive reactance-elements and an adjacent arm or which includes the other of the capacitive reactanceclementa adjustable impedance capacitive reactance elements and the bridge network is then balanced.

Upon departure of the magnitude under reproduction from the said predetermined value, the

, charge established on the capacitive reactance element upon which the variable voltage impulses are impressed will be changed a corresponding amount. As a consequence the potential of the point oi! engagement of the two capacitive reactance elements is rendered different than the potential oi the point tapped oil the adjustable impedance of the bridge network. The amount by which the said potentials diilfer from each other depends upon the extent of the departure of the magnitude under reproduction from the said predetermined value. The difference in polarity of the two potentials is determined by the direction of departure of the magnitude under reproduction.

The unidirectional potential of one polarity or of opposite polarity so derived at the output terminal of the Wheatstone bridge network is translated by suitable conversion means into an alternating voltage of one phase or of opposite phase with respect to the phase of an alternating voltage source provided at the receiver. The derived alternating voltage is amplified by an electronic amplifier and the amplified quantity is impressed on one phase winding of a two phase reversible rotating field motor, the other phase winding of which is connected to and receives energizing currentirom the alternating voltage source last mentioned. A mechanical coupling or connection is provided between the shaft of the reversible motor and the adjustable impedance of the Wheatstone bridge network so that upon bridge network unbalance and consequent motor rotation the adjustable impedance is adjusted in the proper direction and by the amount necessary to rebalance the bridge network. When the adjustable impedance has been so adjusted, the adjustment thereof is representative of the value of the magnitude or departure or displacement under reproduction. Desirably suitable indicating and/or recording means are associated with the adjustable impedance for providing an indication or record of the value under reproduction.

It is a feature of the present invention that the adjustable impedance provided at the transmitter may be either resistive, inductive, or capacitive in character. Thus the adjustable impedance element may desirably comprise a pair of end to end coils through which an associated magnetic armature is adapted to be moved for deriving the voltage impulses of variable amplitude. An adjustable impedance oi this character is desirable in certain applications wherein the available actuating force of the variable magnitude or departure or displacement is small and it is desired therefore to eliminate or minimize any posibility of friction. Such an adjustable impedance element has especial utility when the arrangement of the present invention is employed to measure and record at a distance the varia tions in the flow or fluid through a conduit.

It is a further feature of the invention that the structure embodying it, when employed for flow metering and telemetering purposes, is readily adaptable for providing a linear indication and/ or record of the rate of fluid flow through the conduit. This result may be obtained even though the adjustment of the magnetic armature into and out of the end to end coils of the adjustable impedance at transmitter is a non-linear, for example, a square root function of the rate of flow of the fiuid through the conduit.

Another and especially important feature of the present invention is its ready adaptability for the remote indication or recordation of the ratio between the amplitudes of two variable magnitudes or departures or displacements. When it is desired to utilize the principles of the present invention for this purpose, the voltage impulses transmitted to the receiver during one half cycle of alternating voltage at the transmitter are made to vary in accordance with one of the variable magnitudes it is desired to reproduce at the receiver and the other voltage impulses impressed on the transmission circuit during the opposite half cycle of alternating voltage source at the transmitter are made to vary in accordance with the second of the variable magnitudes. Accordingly, the voltage established on one of the capacitive reactance elements at the receiver is representative of the amplitude of one of the voltage impulses and the voltage established on the other of the capacitive reactance elements is representative of the second of the voltage impulses. Hence, the adjustment of the adjustable impedance element of the receiver at which the Wheatstone bridge network is balanced is representative of the ratio of the amplitudes oi the two magnitudes under reproduction. As those skilled in the art will recognize, such embodiment oi my invention has especial utility for the remote indication and/or recording of the iuel air ratio of a. furnace.

The apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it requires the use of only two conductors, one of which ma comprise the earth, between the transmitter and receiver units. It is further characterized in that variations in the length of the two conductors have no adverse eflfect on the accuracy of the receiver in reproducing the variable magnitude or magnitudes under reproduction. A further feature of the invention is that variations in the voltage amplitudes of the alternating current sources provided at the transmitter and receiver are not effective to disturb the operation of the system, nor are differences or variations in the phase of the alternating voltage at the receiver and transmitter operative to disturb the system operation. Moreover, the system is characterized in that the frequency and voltage of the alternating voltages supplied at the transmitter and receiver need not he the same.

The various features oi? novelty which characterize this invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention, however, its advantages and specific objects attained with its use, referenoe should be had to the accompanying drawlugs and descriptive matter in which is illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.

0i the drawings:

Fig. l diagrammatically illustrates one embodiment of the present invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate in detail one form of aacasn 3 switching device which may be employed in the arrangement of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 shows in detail the wiring diagram 01' the converter and the electronic amplifier and motor drive system of the arrangement of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 illustrates a modification of the transmitter unit of the arrangement of Fig. 1 having utility for the remote indication and/or recording of the rate of flow ofiiuid through a conduit;

Fig. 6 is a view partially broken away illustrating one means for extracting square root so that the movable receiver member of the telemeterlng system of Fig. 5 is operative to provide a, linear indication or record of the rate of flow of fluid through the conduit; and

Figs. '7 and 8 illustrate a further modification of the transmitter unit of Fig. 1 for adapting the telemetering system of Fig. 1 for th remote indication 0f the ratio between two-variable magnitudes.

Referring to Fig. 1, a transmitter unit indicated generally by the reference character is provided which includes a transformer 2 having a. primary winding 3 and a secondary winding 4. The terminals of the primary winding 3 are connected by means of a double pole-single throw switch 5 and supply lines L and L" to a source of alternating current. The supply lines L and L" may desirably supply alternating current of commercial frequency, for example 60 cycles per second, to the transformer primary winding 3. It will be understood, however, that the frequency of the alternating current supplied to the transformer primary winding 3 by the supply lines L' and L" i not critical, nor is the voltage.

The terminals of the transformer secondary winding 4 are connected by means of a resistance 8 to the terminal of a slidewire resistance 1 provided with a contact 8- which is in slidable engagement with th resistance 1. The contact 8 may be suitably coupled, for example, mechanically as illustrated by the dotted line 9, to the movable element of an instrument indicated at In which is responsive to the variable magnitude or departure or displacement it is desired to reproduce at a distance. Instrument III, for example, may be operated by a float, a thermocouple, a Bourdon tube, bi-metallic element or any other condition responsive element. It will be apparent that, if desired, the contact 8 may be manually adjusted along the length of the resistance 1. Transmitter unit I is also provided with a single pole-double throw switching device indicated at II for alternately and in rapid succession connecting the upper terminal of the resistance 1 and the contact 8' to a conductor l2 comprising one conductor of a transmission circuit connecting the transmitter unit I to a receiver unit indicated generally at 4 and which is located at a distanc from the transmitter unit. The lower terminal of resistance 1 is connected by a con ductor I3 which comprises the other conductor of the transmission circuit leading to the receiver M. If desired the conductor l3 may comprise the earth. Switching device illustrated schematically in Fig. 1 and in greater detail in Figs. 2 and 3 is so arranged as to operate in synchronism with the alternating voltage established across the resistance 1 so that when the device connects the upper'end terminal of resistance 1 to the conductor I2 and thereby to the receiver M, a voltage impulse of one polarity is impressedon the transmission circuit, and when the device ll con-' mthecontactltothecircuit conductor l2, a voltage impulse of opposite polarity is impressed on the transmission circuit. Accordingly, voltage impulses of opposite polarity are impressed on the transmission circuit and conveyed thereby to the receiver unit |4 during the successive half cycles of the alternating voltage supplied by the alternating current supply linesL'andL". I

The switching device illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 is of the type shown and claimed in application Serial No. 421,176, filed by Frederick W. Side on December 1, 1941. The switch II is provided with a base |5 in which are mounted terminals l6, l1, l8, I9, 20, and 2|. A plate 22 is secured to the base I5 by means of screws 23. A stud 24 provided with a screw-threaded extension 25 is secured to the lower end of plate 22 by means of a lock washer 26 and a nut 21. The free end of the stud 24 is bifurcated having spaced apart ends 28 and 29. Located between the spaced ends 28 and 29 are an insulating-pad (not shown), a spring contact arm 30 carrying a contact 3|, a resilient stop 32, an insulating Dad 33, a

' vibrating reed 34 carrying a contact 35, an inl and 45 which carry adjustable stops in the form 0! screws 41 and 48 formed of insulating matesulating pad 35, a resilient stop 31, a spring contact arm 38 carrying a contact 39 and an insulating pad (not shown).

The spring con-' tact arms 30 and 38 are provided with ears 42 and 43, respectively, which are electrically connected to the terminal l1 and I8 respectively. The vibrating reed 34 is provided with an car 44 which is electrically connected to the terminal l6. Riveted to the supporting plate 22- are also studs 45 rial. ,When the adjustable stops 41 and 48 have been' adjusted as desired, they are clamped in place by means of screw 43 and 50, respectively. The spring contact arm 38 carrying the contact 33 through its own resiliency engages the resilient stop 31 and the resilient stop 31 through its own resiliency engages the adjustable stop 41.

In like manner, the spring contact arm 30 engages the resilient stop 32 which in turn engages theadjustable stop 48. By adjusting the adjustable stops 41 and 48, the positions of contacts 39 and 3| may be individually adjusted with respect to the contact 35 carried by the vibrating reed 34.

A permanent magnet 5| is secured to the supporting plate 22 by screws 52 and 53. A coil 54 is held in place by a bracket 55 which, in turn, is secured in place by the screws-52 and 53. The end of the vibrating reed 34 is disposed within the coil 54and is provided with an armature 56 which is riveted to the vibrating reed 34 by rivets 51, as seen in Fig. 3.

The coil 34 is energized with alternating current and acts on the armature "to vibrate the reed 34 at 60 cycles per second when the alternating current supplied by the alternating current supply lines Ii and L'. is 60 cycles per sec- 0nd to cause the contact 35 to engage and disengage with contacts 33 and 3| at the same irequency. As shown in Fig. 1, the terminals of coil 54 are connected across the transformer secondary winding 4. If desired, separate transformer means may be provided between coil 54 and the supply linesL' and L'.'. The permanent magnet 5| operates in conjunction with the coil I4 and the armature II in such a manner as to cause the armature I. to vibrate in synchronism with the alternatingv current supplied by means These elements are all clamped between the spaced apart ends 28 and i -29 by a bolt 43 and a nut 4|.

L' and L". By adjusting the adjustable stops 41 and 48, and hence the contacts 33 and 3|, the wave form produced by the contacts 3|, 35 and 33 may be adjusted to the desired value and shape. The contacts 3| and 33 are preferably so arranged that when the contact 35 is in its stationary position, it engages both contacts 33 and 3|. This provides an overlapping action which compensates for wear or the contacts and also contributes to the elimination of stray electrical effects on the operation of the apparatus. Due to this overlapping action also, wear of contacts does not materially alter the wave form produced by the contacts. By mounting the contacts 3i and 33 on the spring contact arms 33 and 38 respectively, good wiping contact is at all times provided by the contact 35 and the contacts 3| and 33. A cover (not shown) may desirably be provided for enclosing the movable parts of the switching device. Such a cover may be held in place on the base l5 by means or a rolled flange clamping the cover to the base, Such a cover will act to prevent dirt and corrosive atmosphere from affecting the parts of the switching device.

The switching device H is essentially a polarizing switching mechanism, the operating winding 53 and the permanent magnet 51 cooperating to vibrate the reed 34 at 60 cycles per second in synchronism with the 60 cycle alternating current supplied. For purposes of explanation it may be assumed that the contact 33 is engaged by the contact 35 during the first hall! cycle of the alternating current supply when the voltage of the upper terminal of resistance 1 is positive and the contact 3| is engaged by the contact 35 during the second half cycle when the voltage of the upper terminal of resistance 1, and thereby the voltage of the contact 8, is negative with respect to the lower terminal of resistance '1. Accordingly, the contacts 35 and 3t engage when the voltage of the upper terminal of resistance I is positive with respect to the potential oi the lower terminal and the contacts 35 and iii engage when the voltage of the contact 8 is negative with respect to the voltage of the lower terminal of resistance 1. When the vibrating reed t iis stationary in its mid position, bo h contacts 3| and 33 will be engaged by the contact 3% so that when the vibrating reed is operated, the contact 35 is always in engagement with one or the other of contacts 3| and 33.

As shown in Fig. l, the receiver unit it is provided with a pair of inversely connected haliwave rectifiers r diodes indicated at 58 and 53 and an associate pair of capacitive reactance elements indicated at 53 and iii. The diodes 53 and 53 are of the indirectly heated type and the heater filaments thereof are supplied with energizing current from any suitable source, and for example, may be supplied with energizing current from a transformer provided in the converter and amplifier unit indicated generally at 62. The connections to the heater filaments have not been shown in order to avoid complicating of the drawings. The cathode of the diode 53 is connected directly to the anode of the diode 53 and these elements are connected by means of a resistance 53 to the transmission circuit conductor i2. The transmission circuit conductor I3 is connected to adjacent terminals of the capacitive reactance elements 63 and M, the other terminal of capacitive reactance element 63 being connected to the anode of the diode 53 and the other terminal of capacitive reactance element 5| being connected to the cathode of the diode 53.

With this arrangement the diode 53 is rendered conductive to permit a charging current flow to the capacitive reactance element 60 during the half cycle of the alternating voltage supplied by the means L and L" at the transmitter when the contact 35 of the switching device II is in engagement with the contact 3| and thereby connects the transmission circuit conductor l2 to the slidable contact 8. In this manner a unidirectional voltage is established on the capacitive reactance element 63 which varies in amplitude in accordance with the position oi the contact 3 along the length of the slidewire resistance 1. The capacitive reactance element 60 preferably is of such magnitude that it is capable of retaining the charge impressed thereon for at least several cycles of the alternating voltage supplied by the lines L and L". The polarity of the voltage established on the capacitive reactance element 63 is such as to render the terminal in engagement with the anode of the diode 58 negative with respect to its other terminal.

The diode 53, on the other hand, is operative to conduct during the opposite half cycles of voltage supplied by lines L and L" at the transmitter, or in other words when the contact 35 of the switching device H is in engagement with the contact 33 and connects the upper terminal of the resistance 1 to the transmission circuit i2. During these half cycles the upper terminal of the resistance l. is positive with respect to the lower terminal thereof so that a pulse of current flows through the diode 53 to charge the cancel-- tive reactance element Bl with the polarity shown in Fig. l. The voltage to which the capacitive reactance element 6| is so charged is of substan tially constant amplitude inasmuch as the voltage impressed on the diode '53 and the capacitive reactance element 6| is substantially constant, The capacitive reactance element 3i also is of magnitude sufficient to retain the charge impressed. thereon for at least several cycles of the voltage supplied by the mains L and L" at the transmitter.

Thus a voltage of amplitude variable in accordance with the position of contact 8 along the length of the slidewire resistance l is established across the capacitive reactance element and a voltage of substantially constant amplitude is established across the capacitive reactance element 6!. Moreover, the arrangement is such that when the contact 8 is in its upper extreme position along the length of the sliclewire resistance l the voltage established across the capacitive reactance element 60 is of the same magnitude as that established across the capacitive reactance element 5|. As the contact 8 is adjusted in a downward direction from its upper extreme position, the voltage established across the capacitive reactance element 83 gradually decreases with respect to the voltage established across the capacitive reactance element 6 i.

As shown, the capacitive reactance elements it and GI each comprise one arm of a Wheatstone bridge network indicated generally by the refer ence numeral 64. Another arm. of the bridge net-- Work 64 is comprised of a fixed resistance 555 a variable part of a slidewire resistance r35 depending upon the adjustment along the resistance iii? of a contact 51. The remaining arm of the bridge network comprises the remaining part of the slidewire resistance 55. Preferably the ra- 88 is of the same ohmic magnitude as position when the contact 81 is in its extreme p-- sltion to the right along thelength of slidewire resistance 88. Upon adjustment of the contact 8 at the transmitter in a downward direction along the length of the slidewire resistance I, the voltage across the capacitive reactance element 88 will be correspondingly reduced. The bridge network 88 will then be rebalanced whenthe contact 81 is adjusted to a new position to the left along the length of slidewire resistance 88 at rem0te'\ends of the terminals of the primary winding sections II and 12 are connected to the stationary contacts l1 and I8, respectively, of the vibrator 18. The latter includes a vibrating reed 18 carrying a contact 88 moved by the vibration of the reed back and forth between the contacts TI and 18 which it alternately engages. The p vibrator 18 may desirably be of the same conwhich the potential of the contact 81 is the same as that of the point ofengagement of the capacitive reactance elements 88 and 8|.

In accordance with the present invention the contact 81 iswadjusted along the length of slidewire resistance 88 by means including the converter' and amplifier indicated at 82 as required to maintain the bridge network 84 in its balanced condition. Upon adjustment of the contact 8 along the length of slidewire resistance 1 in the transmitter, a unidirectional potential of one polarity or the other depending upon the direction of adjustment of contact 8 along the resistance 1 is produced between the contact 81 and the oint of engagement of capacitive-reactance elements 88 and 8!. The magnitude of this potential is variable in accordance with the extent of adjustment of the contact 8 along the resistance 1. This unidirectional potential so derived therefrom the bridge network 88 is impressed on the converter and amplifier 82 wherein it is translated into an alternating current oi. one phase or of opposite phase, which alternating current is amplified and utilized to control the selective actuation for rotation in one direction or the other of a reversible electrical rotating field motor indicated generally b the reference character 88. The shaft of motor 88 is mechanically coupled in any convenient manner to the contact 81 so that upon motor rotation the contact 81 is adjusted along the length of the slidewire resistance 88 as required to rebalance the bridge network 84.

The converterand amplifier 82 and the motor 88 shown schematically in Fig. 1 are illustrated in more detail in Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4 the converter and amplifier 82 includes a transformer 88 and a switching device or vibrator I8 which are operative to convert the unidirectional unbalanced voltage derived from the bridge network 84 into an alternating current of one phase or of opposite phase which may be readily amplified and employed to control the selective actuation of the reversible motor 88 for rotation in one direction or the other.

The transformer 88 includes aprimary winding comprising two sections II and 12,1 the adjacent terminals of which are connected together and by a conductor I8 to the point of engagement of the capacitive reactance elements 88 and 8|. The core structure and casingof transformer 88 and a shield" interposed between-the transformer primary winding and its secondary winding II are connected to a grounded conductor 18. The

former 88.

struction as the switching device ll illustrated schematically in Fig. 1 and shown in more detail in Figs. 2 and 3.

The reed 18 of the vibrator I8 is caused to vibrate by a winding 8| having its terminals connected to the secondar winding 82 of a trans- The transformer 83 is provided with a primary winding 88 andadditional secondary windings 85 and 88. The terminals of the pri-' mary' winding 84 are connected by conductors 81 and 88 to alternating current supply lines In and L4, as seen in Fig. l. The supply lines In and L4 may desirably supply alternating current of commercial frequency to, the transformer primary winding 8|. It will be understood that the frequency and voltage of the alternating voltage supplied by the means In and Li need not necessarily be the same as the frequency andvoltage of alternating current supplied to the transmit- A permanent magnet 88 is associated the reed 18 of the vibrator I8 for polarizing and synchronizing purposes and in operation the reed I8 is in continuous vibration at a frequenc corresponding to that of the frequency of supply lines -3 and L4. In consequence the current flow alternating through the primary winding sections H and 12 of transformer 88 creates an alternating voltage in the secondary winding I8 which is well adapted for amplification in the electronic amplifying andcontrol apparatus which has its input terminals connected to the terminals of the transformer secondary winding 15.

Said electronic apparatus comprises an amplifying section and a motor drive section, both of which receive energizing current from the transformer 88, The amplifying section includes electronic amplifying tubes 8| and 92 while the motor drive section comprises an electronic tube 83 and a reversible rotating field motor 88. 1

The motor' 88, as diagrammatically shown, comprises a rotor 88 having its shaft mechanically connected, as illustrated by the dotted line respectively to the mid point of the secondary winding 88 and to one end terminal of the secondary winding 88 of the transformer 88. its intended use the motor 88 may be of the form schematically shown in the drawing in which one pair of oppositely disposed field poles are surrounded by a winding I88 connected between the motor terminals 88 and 88 and the other pair of poles are surrounded by a winding llll connected between the terminals 88 and 88. 8 Due to the action of the condenser 81 the current flow through the motor winding III will For 3 The current supplied to the winding IOI thereby is approximately in phase with or displaced 180 from the voltage supplied by the alternating current suppl conductors La and L4. The windings I and MI thus establish fields in the rotor 94 which are displaced from one another approximately 90 in one direction or the other depending upon whether the winding MI is energized with current in phase with the voltage of alterhating current supply conductors L3 and L4 or displaced 180 in phase therefrom. As will become apparent from the subsequent description the phase of the current flow through the winding IOI and the direction of rotation of the rotor 04 depend upon and are controlled by the direction of the unbalance of the Wheats'tone bridge network 04 and the duration of said rotor rotation depends upon the duration of said unbalance so that the rotation of the rotor operates to adjust the contact 01 to the proper extent as well as in the proper direction to rebalance the bridge network 84.

The alternating voltage created in the second ary winding I of the transformer 59 is amplifled through the action of the amplifying tubes 9| and 92 and theamplification thus effected is utilized in energizing the phase winding IOI of the motor 08 to control the selective actuation of the latter for rotation of the rotor 94 in one direction or the other.

As shown, the electronic amplifying tube 9| includes two heater type triodes enclosed in the same envelope and designated by the reference symbols I02 and I03. I'he triode I02 includes anode, control electrode, cathode. and heater filament elements and the triode I03 includes like elements. The filaments of triodes I02 and I03 are connected in parallel and receive energizing currents from the low volta e secondary winding 82 of the transformer 83. The conductors through which the secondary windin 82 supplies current to the heater filaments of the electronic tube 9| and also to the heater filaments of the tubes 02 and 03 have been omitted to simplify the drawings.

The electronic amplifying tube 32 includes two heater type triodes designated by the reference characters I04 and I05 and contained in the same envelope. Both of the triodes include anode, control electrode, cathode and heater filament elements. The electronic tube 93 also includes two heater type triodes designated by the reference characters I08 and I0! and enclosed in the same envelope and each including anode, control electrode, cathode and heater filament elements. 7

The triode I05 of electronic valve 02 is utilized as a halfwave rectifier providing direct current voltage of the filter between the points Ill and II4. The filter IIO also includes a resistance H6 and a condenser I I! which smooths out the output voltage of the filter between the points II! and H9. The filter IIO also includes a further resistance I20 and a condenser I2I for smoothing out the output voltage between the filter points I22 and I23. The filter therefore comprises three stages and is provided because for satisfactory and efiicient operation it is desirable that the anode voltage supplied to the triode I02 be substantially free from ripple whereas it is not necessary to supply anode voltage so completely free from ripple to the output circuit ofthe triode I 03. Likewise, it is not necessary to supply anode voltage as free from ripple to the triode I04 as to the triode I03.

The anode circuit of the triode I02 may be traced from the filter point I23 through a fixed resistance I24 to the anode of triode I02 to the cathode and through a cathode biasing resistance I25 shunted by a condenser I20 to the negative filter point II3 through the previously men voltage for energizing the anode or output circults of the triodes I02, I03, and I04. As shown, the control electrode and cathode of the triode I05 are directly connected to each other and the output circuit thereof is energized by the transformer secondary winding 85 through a circuit which may be traced from the left end terminal of the winding 35 through a conductor I 00 to the anode of the triode I05, the cathode thereof and through a conductor I03 to the positive terminal of a filter generally designated by the reference numeral I I0. The negative terminal 01' the filter III is connected by a conductor III to the right end terminal of the transformer secondary winding 30.

The filter II. includes a condenser II2 which operates to smooth out the ripple in the output tioned grounded conductor I6. The cathode biasing resistance I25 and the parallel connected condenser I26 are utilized for biasing the control electrode of the triode I02 negatively with respect to the cathode.

The input circuit of thetriode I02 may be traced from the cathode through the parallel connected resistance I25 and condenser I26 through the transformer secondary winding I5 to the control electrode of the triode I02. A condenser I2'I is provided in parallel with the secondary winding 15 for tuning the latter. The output circuit of the triode I02 is resistance capacity coupled to the input circuit of the triode I03 by means of a condenser I28 and a resistance I29. In particular, the anode of the triode I02 is connected by condenser I28 to the control electrode of the triode I03 and the said control electrode is connected through the resistance I20 to the conductor 10 and thereby to the cathode of the triode I03. The anode circult of the triode I03 may be traced from the positive terminal II!) of the filter III) through a fixed resistance I30 to the anode of the triode I03, the cathode and conductors I0 and I H to the negative terminal I I3 of the filter.

The output circuit of the triode I03 is resistance capacity coupled to the input circuit oi the triode I04 by means of a condenser I3I which is connected between the anode of the triode I03 and the control electrode of triode I04, and by means oi! a resistance I32 which is connected between the control electrode of the triode I04 and the cathode thereof.

It is noted that the resistances I20 and I32 which are connected in the input circuits of the triodes I03 and I04, respectively,-operate to maintain the control electrodes of the triodes I03 and I04 at the same potentials as their associated cathodes when no voltage is induced in the transformer secondary winding I5, and upon the inductionof an alternating voltage in thesecondary winding I5, resistances I20 and I32 permit the flow of grid current between the control electrodes oi the trlodes I03 and I04 and the associated cathodes and thereby limit the extent to which the control electrodes are permitted to go positive with respect to their associated cathodes. With the control. electrode of triode I04 connected to the resistance I32 by an adjustable contact I33, as shown, said resistance and contact form a means for. varying the amount of the signal impressed on the control electrode of the triode I94 from the anode circuit of the triode I03.

The anode circuit of triode I04 may be traced from the positive terminal II4 of thefilter IIO through a fixed resistance I34 to the anodeof the triode, the cathode thereof, and the conductors 16 and III, to the negative terminal II3 of the filter. The output circuit f the triode I04 is resistance capacity coupled to the input circuits of the triodes I06 and I01 .by means including a condenser I35 and a resistance I36. The condenser I35 is connected to each of the control electrodes of the triodes I06 and I01 and is connected to the cathodes of those triodes ondary winding 96 and the anode of the triode said winding 86. The cathodes of triodes I06 and I01 are connected together and through a fixed resistance I31 and a conductor I38 to the terminal 99 of the motor IN. The terminal 99 of the motor winding MI is connected to a center tap on the transformer secondary winding 86. Thus, the triodes I06 and I01 are utilized to supply energizing current to the phase winding IOI of the motor 68. A condenser I39 of suitable value is connected in parallel with the winding IOI for tuning the latter.

During the first half cycle of alternating voltage produced across the terminals of the transformer secondary winding 86, the anode of the triode I06 is rendered positive with respect to the center tap of the winding I06 and during a second half cycle the anode of the triode I01 is made positive with respect to the said center tap. Accordingly, the triodes I06 and I01 are arranged to conduct on alternat half cycles of the alternating current supplied by. the supply conductors L3 and L4.

When no signal is impressed on the control electrodes of the triodes I06 and I01, pulsating unidirectional current of twice the frequency of the alternating voltage supplied by conductors L and L" is impressed on the motor winding IN. The motor 68 is not urged to rotation in either direction when so energized but remains stationary. When an alternating signal is impressed on the control electrodes of the triodes I06 and I01, the magnitude of the pulses of current flowing in the anode circuit of one triode I06 or I01 will be increased while the magnitude of the pulses of current flowing in the anode circuit of the other triode will be decreased. Accordingly, the pulses of unidirectional current supplied to the motor winding IOI during the first half cycle will predominate over those supplied the motor winding during the second half cycle.

phase with or 180 out of phase with the voltage or the supply conductors L3 and L4.

Such energization of the motor winding IOI operates to introduce therein an alternating component of current of the same frequency as that supplied by the alternating-current supply conductors In and L4. This alternating com- Which anode current will be increased depends upon whether the signal voltage is in 4 ponent of current will either, lead or lag'hv the alternating current flowing through the motor winding I00'depending upon which of the pending 'upon the said current phase relation and effects rotation of the motor rotor 94 in the corresponding direction.

In normal operation the signal voltage impressed on the control electrode of the triodes I06 and I01 through their connection by condenser I35 to the anode circuit of the triode I04 is dependent inmagnitude and phase upon the magnitude and direction of the pulsating current flow through the detector circuit including the vibrator 10 and primary winding sections H and 12 of the transformer 69.

The converter and amplifying and motor driving device 62 for selectivel controlling the rotation of motor 68 is described in detail and is being claimed in a copending application of Walter P. Wills, the present applicant, filed on December 1, 1941, and bearing Serial No. 421,173. Accordingly,- further description of the converter amplifier and motor drive arrangements herein is believed unnecessary.

If desired, a pen I40 may be mechanically coupled to the shaft of motor 68 and arranged in cooperative relation with a recorder chart l4I to thereby provide a continuous record at the receiver I4 of the motion imparted tothe contact 8 at the transmitter I by the instrument I0. To his end, the pen I40 may be made rigid with the contact 61 or may be independently driven by the motor 68, as, for example, by means of a separat cable or other drive. may be a strip chart, as shown, and is adapted to be, driven in any convenient manner as, for example, by a unidirectional motor I42 through suitable gearing (not shown) so that'a record of the movement of the contact 8 along the slidewire resistance 1 in the transmitter will be recorded as a continuousline on the chart I at the receiver.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated, more or less diagrammatically, a modification or thetranSmitter I of the arrangement of Fig. 1 having especial utility for measuring and remotely exhibiting the flow of fluid through a conduit I43. There is shown in Fig. 5 a. manometer I44 ,having opposed legs I45 and I46 partially filled with mercury and upon the respective legs of which are impressed pressures correspondingly varying with the up and down stream pressures respectively across an orifice I41inserted in the conduit I43. Thelevel of mercury in the leg I46 accordingly varies with the rate of flow in the conduit I43 and in particular varies in accordance with a square root function of the rate of flow. An inductive reactance element indicated generally at I48 is provided to measure the level variations.

The inductive reactance element I48 is employed in the arrangement of Fig. 5 in lieu of the slidewire resistance 1 and associated-contact 8 of the arrangement of Fig. 1 and includes a pair of end to end coils I49 and I50 which are placed-one above the other. An armature I5I, carried by a float I52 resting on the mercury in leg I46, is adapted to be moved into and out of the coils I49 and I50 in accordance with the variations in the up and down stream pressures The chart I4I' across the orifice I41. As the armature III is moved up and down, the inductive reactance of coil I50 is increased and decreased respectively relatively to the inductive reactance of the coil I49. As a consequence, the potential of the point of engagement of the coils I49 and I50 is made to vary in accordance with the position of the armature II and hence, inaccordance with a square root function of the rate of fluid flow through the conduit I43.

Energizing voltage is supplied to the inductive reactance element I48 from the alternating current supply lines L and L" through the transformer 2. Specifically, the lower terminals of coil I49 and of the transformer secondary winding 4 are directly connected together and the upper terminals of the coil I50 and of the transformer secondary winding 4 are connected through the resistance 5.

In this embodiment of my invention, as in the embodiment disclosed in Fig. 1, a switching device II is provided for alternately and in rapid succession impressing on the transmission circuit including conductors I2 and I3 a voltage corresponding to the voltage across the entire inductive reactance element I48 and a voltage corre sponding to that across only a portion of the inductive reactance element I48, namely that across the coil I49. To this end the vibrating reed 34 operates to alternately connect the upper terminals of the coils I49 and I 50 to the transmission circuit conductor I2. The operation of the switching device II is synchronized with the frequency of the alternating voltage impressed across the inductive reactance element I43, and therefore, the voltage impressed on the transmission circuit during the half cycles when the reed 34 connects the upper terminal of coil I50 to the conductor I2 is one polarity while the voltage impressed on the transmission circuit is of the opposite polarity when the reed 34 connects the upper terminal of coil I49 to the conductor i2.

The operation of-this embodiment of my invention thus is substantially identical to that of the arrangement of Fig. 1. Upon change in the position of the armature I5I relatively to the coils I09 and I50, the Wheatstone bridge network 64 in the receiver I4 is unbalanced in one direction or the other depending upon the direction of ,motion of the armature I5I and to an extent depending upon the extent of motion of the armature I5I. Accordingly, the reversible motor 58 is actuated for rotation in the proper direction and in the required amount to effect the neces sary adjustment of the contact 51 along the length of the slidewire resistance 59 to rebalance the bridge network 94. With this modiflcation of my invention, therefore, the record obtained on the chart I is indicative of the rate of fluid flow through the conduit I43.

While the record obtained on the chart I41 is representative of the rate of flow through the conduit I43, the record obtained, however, does not vary linearly with the rate of flow of fluid through the conduit for the reason that the motion imparted to the armature IBI is a square root i'unctibn of the rate of fluid flow. In some instances it is desirable to have the record produced on the chart I vary linearly with respect to the rate of fluid flow and this result can be accomplished by the use of suitable means for causing the motion of the pen I40 to move in ac- 'cordance with a square root function of the motion of the armature I5I in and out of the coils I40 and I50. This result can be obtained by the use of a suitably configured cam between the accordance with a linear function of the rate of.

flow of fluid through the conduit I43. In Fig. 6 a pen I58 carried on the end of a pen arm I53 is disposed in cooperative relation with a circular chart I54. The chart I54 is shown partially broken away in Fig. 6 in order not to confuse the drawings. The pen arm I53 is angularly positioned by the reversible motor 68 in Fig. 6 by means of a, cam I55 which is secured to the shaft of the motor 68 through suitable gear mechanism. A cam follower I58 pivoted at I51 and rigid with the penarm I53 is also provided. Thus, upon angular motion of the cam follower I55 about the pivot I51 the pen arm I53 is moved over the chart I54. The cam I55 is given a non-linear shape corresponding to the relation existing between the rate of fluid flow through the conduit I43 and the motion of the armature I5I relatively to the coils I49 and I50 so that the pen arm I53 is positioned in linear relation to the rate of fluid flow through the conduit I43.

In Fig. 6 the slidewire resistance 86 has been shown as being disposed on the circumference of a circular disc 58' of insulating material and the contact 6'1 as being mounted on a stationary support 61'. Preferably, the disc 66 is made rigid with the cam I so that upon rotation of motor 68 the bridge network 64 is given a rebalancing adjustment and a corresponding adjustment is given to the pen I52 along the chart I54. The chart I54 is provided with suitable supporting means (not shown) and also with suitable means for rotating the chart at a desired speed.

While I have illustrated the use of a suitably configured cam for causing the record obtained on a circular chart to vary in linear accordance with the rate of fluid flowthrough the conduit I43, it will be understood that similar means may be employed to make the record obtained on a strip chart to vary linearly with the rate of fluid flow.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated, more or less diagrammatically, further modifications embodying my invention and having especial utility for remotely exhibiting the ratio between two variable conditions. As those skilled in the art understand, there are some applications where it is desired to obtain knowledge as to the ratio between two magnitudes or departures or displacements. In such applications the absolute value of either one of th variables is not the factor of interest and it is desired only to obtain knowledge as to the ratio between the values of the variables. For example, in certain combustion control applications, knowledge as to the ratio between the amount of fuel and air supplied to a furnace is often useful and is desired. The modifications of my invention shown in Figs. 7 and 8 are of especial utility in such applications.

As shown in Fig. '7, a pair of separate contacts 8A and 8B are disposed in engagement with the slldewire resistance 1 at the transmitter I and are adapted to be separately moved along the length of the resistance. The contact 3A may be suitably coupled, for example, mechanically as indicated by the dotted line I58, to the movable element of an instrument IOA responsive to the rate of ruelsupply to a furnace (not shown). The contact 03 may be suitably coupled, for example, mechanically as indicated by the dotted cept that the resistance 6! may desirably be omitted. Such omission is desirable inasmuch as both of the voltage impulses transmitted to the receiver with this modification may assum maximum and minimum values depending upon the adjustment of the contacts A and '5 along the length of resistance I. The operation of this embodiment of my invention is otherwise the same as that of the arrangement of Fig, 1. Preferably, the chart at the receiver, with this modification, is suitably calibrated to indicate directly the fuel-air ratio.

In the modification disclosed in Fig. 8, separate slidewire resistances, indicated respectively-by the characters IA and 1B, are provided for each of the variable magnitudes. Thus'the contact 8A associated. with the instrument IUA is arranged to be moved relatively to a slide wire resistance In and the contact '8 associated with the instrument "B is adapted to be moved relatively to a slidewire resistance 13. A transformer 2A having a primary winding IA and a secondary winding lA is provided for establishing an alternating energizing voltage across the resistance IA. Desirably, a resistance IA is inserted in the energizing circuit, as shown. Similarly a transformer 23 having a primary winding 33 and a secondary winding 48 is provided for establishing an alternating energizing voltage across the slide- 1 wire resistance 13. The energizing circuit to the slidewire resistance 18 includes a resistance IB.

be substantially identical to that of the arrangement of Fig. 7.

While in accordance with the provisions .of the statutes, I have illustrated and described the best .form of my invention now known to me, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be madein the iorm of the apparatus disclosed without departing from the spirit of my invention as seti'orth in the appended claims, and that certain features "of my invention may sometimes be used to advantage without a corresponding use of other features.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and ent,is:

1. A system including an electrical network. means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity. at least one of said impulses varying in amplitude in accordance .with the changes in avariable condition, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage of one phase or" of opposite phase accordinglyas the amplitude c! said variable voltage impulses increases or decreases from a predetermined value determined by the adjustment of said adjustable means, and means responsive to the phase of desire tosecure by Letters Pata,sos,s41

line III, to the movable element of an instrusaid undulating voltage to adjust said adjustable means toreduce said undulating voltage.

2. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity, one of said impulses varying in amplitude inaccordance with the changes in a variable condition and the amplitude of the other of said impulses being relatively constant, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes of said impulsesto produce an undulating voltage of one phase or of opposite phase accordingly as the amplitude of said variable voltage impulses increases or decreases from a predetermined value determined by the adjust-. ment of said adjustable means, and means responsive to the phase of said undulating voltage toadjust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltage.

3. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity, the amplitude of each of said impulses varying in accordance with the changes of an associated variable condition, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage of one phase or of opposite phase accordingly as the amplitudes of each of said variable voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value determined by the adjustment of said adjustable means, and mea responsive to the phase of said undulating voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltse.

4. A system including an electrical network,

means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity, the amplitude of each of said impulses varying in accordance with the changes". in an associated variable condition, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses to create a unidirectional voltage of one polarity or of the opposite polarity accordingly as change occurs in one direction or the other in the relative amplitudes of said variable voltage impulses from a predetermined value determined by the adjustment of said adjustable means, means to translate said unidirectional voltage into an alternating voltage ofone phase or of opposite phase according to the polarity of said unidirectional voltage, and means selectively responsive in one sense or in another sense according to the phase of said alternating voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said unidirectional voltage.

5'. A system including an electrical network; means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity, the amplitude of at least one of said voltage impulses being variable, said network including a bridge circuit having connected in each of two adjacent arms a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements connected in said network and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulses of one polarity are operative to charge one of said capacitive reactance elements'and the voltage impulses of the opposite polarityare operative to charge the other of the capacitive reactance elements to thereby control the state of balance of said bridge circuit, and means operative upon unbalance of said bridge circuit to rebalance said bridge circuit.

6. A system including an electrical network,

alternately impress on said networlr opposite polarity, the ampli one of said voltage impulses benetworl: including a bridge cirocted in each of two adjacent e reactance element, a pair of included in said network and so aspect to said capacitive reactance t the voltage impulses-of one polarity o charge one of said capacitive rets and the voltage impulses oi? the are operative to charge the t pacitive reactance elements to thereby e at the normally cum-potential ter rninals D3. solo age of one polarity or of the opposite polarity depending upon the direction of change in the amplitudes oi said. variable voltage impulse-s means to translate said unbalanced unidirectional. voltage into an alternating voltage oi one phase or of oppor e phase according to the polarity of said up fractional voltage, and means selectively responsive in one sense or in another sense according to the phase oi said alternating voltage to rebaiaoce bridge circuit.

7. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity including an electrical impedance, means to create an alternating voltage drop across said impedance and switching means operative to alternately no press on said network the voltage drops across two portions oi said impedance during alternate hall? cycles oi said alternating voltage, said network including adjustable means selectively re sponsive to said voltage impulses to undulating voltage of one phase or oi oppo phase accordingly as the relative amplitude, said variable voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value depending upon the adjustment of said adjustable means, and means responsive to the phase of said un= dulutlng voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltage.

8. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity including an electrical impedance, means to create an alternating voltage drop across said impedance and rectiii switching means operative to alternately impress on said network the voltage drops across two portions of said impedance during alternate hall cycles of said alternating voltage, said network; including adjustable means selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses to produce a unidirectional voltage of one polarity or 01' the opposite polarity accordingly as the relative amplitudes of said variable voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value depending upon the adjustment of said adjust able means, means to translate said unidirec tional voltage into an altematlng voltage or one phase or of opposite phase according to the pc larity of said unidirectional voltage, and means selectively responsive in one sense or in another sense according to the phase of said alternating voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said unidirectional voltage.

9. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity including a. resistance and a. contact in slidable engage ment with said resistance, means to produce an alternating current flow through said. resistance, and switching means synchronized with the fre ridge circuit a unidirectional volteaten ill ill)

quency of said alternating current through said resistance and operative in one position to connect the end terminals of said resistance to said network and operative in another position to connect said contact and one of the end terminals of said resistance to said network, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage of one phase or oil opposite phase accordingly as ti n litudes of said voltage impulses ice from a predetermined va' adjustment of said adjustaoi the phase of said adjustable voltage.

10. A system including an electrical network, means to alternator impress on said networl: voltage impulses or opposite polarity including o resistance and a contact in slidalole engagement with said resistance, means to produce an alter hating current ilcw through said resistance, and switching means smchronized with the frequency of said alternating current through said resistance and operative in one position to connect the end terminals oi said resistance to said network and operative in another position to connect said contact and one of the end terminals or said resistance to said network, said network including a bridge circuit having connected in each or two adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements included in said network and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactonce elements that the voltage irn pulses of one polarity are operative to ch oi said capacitive reactance elements voltage impulses oi opposite polarity l ative to charge the other of the capacitive reac tance elements to thereby control the state oi balance of said bridge circuit, and means operative on unbalance of said bridge circuit to rebelance said bridge circuit.

11. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network esponsive to go to adjust in tl undulating voltage impulses of opposite polarity including a condition, means to create an alternating current flow through said end to end coils, and switching means synchronized with the frequency of the alternating current flow through said end to end coils and operative in one position to conmeet the remote terminals of said end to end coils to said electrical network and operative in an other pcsition to connect the end terminals of one only of said coils to said electrical network, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage or one phase or of opposite phase accordingly as the relative ampli tudes of said voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value determined by the adjustment c! said adjustable means. and

voltage impulses of opposite polarity including apalr of end to end coils and an associated magnetic armature movable into and out of said coils in accordance with the changes in a variable con-. dition, means to create an alternating current flow through said end to end coils, and switching means synchronized with the frequency of the alternating current flow through said end to end coils and operative in one position to connect the remote terminals of said end to end coils to said electrical network and operative in another position to connect the end terminals of one only of said coils to said electrical network, said network including a bridge circuit having connected in each of two adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements included in said network and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulses of one polarity are operative to charge one of said capacitive reactance elements and the voltage impulses of the opposite polarity are operative to charge the other of the capacitive reactance elements to thereby control the state of balance of said bridge circuit, and means operative on unbalance of said bridge circult to rebalance said bridge circuit.

13. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses ofopposite polarity including a slidewire resistance and a pair of associated contacts in slidable engagement with said resistance means to create an alternating current flow through said slidewire resistance,. and switching mean synchronized with the alternating current flow through said resistance and operative in one position to connect one contact and one end terminal of said resistance to said network and operative in another position to connect the other contact and said one end terminal to said network, said networkincluding adjustable means selectively responsive to said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage of one phase or of opposite phase accordingly as the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value determined by the adjustment of said adjustable ,means, and means responsive to the phase of said undulating voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltage.

14. A system including an electrical network, means to alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity including a slidewire resistance and a pair of associated contacts in 'slidable engagement with said resistance, means to create an alternating current now through said slidewire resistance, and switching means synchronized with the alternating current flow through said resistance and operative in one position to connect one contact and one end ter minal of said resistance to said network and operative in another position to connect the other contact and said one end terminal to said network, said network including a bridge circuit having connectedin two adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements included in said network and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulsesot one polarity are operative to charge one of said capacitive reactance elements and the voltage impulses of the opposite polarity are operative to charge the other the capacitive reactance elements to thereby control the state of balance of said bridge circuit, and means operative on unbalance of said bridge circuit to rebalance said bridge circuit.

15. A system including an electrical network, meansto alternately impress on said network voltage impulses of opposite polarity including a pair of slidewire resistances and a contact in slidable engagement with each of said resistances,

means to create an alternating current flow through each or said resistances, and switching means synchronized with an alternating current flow through each of said resistances and operative in one position to connect one end terminal of one or said resistances and the contact assoclated therewith to said network and operative,

in another position to connect one end terminal of the other of said resistances and the contact associated therewith to said network, said network including adjustable means selectively responsive to. said voltage impulses to produce an undulating voltage of one phase or of opposite phase accordingly as the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses increase or decrease from a predetermined value determined by the adjust- -ment of said adjustable means, and means responsive to the phase of said undulating voltage to adjust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltage.

16. An electrical network selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes of voltage impulses of opposite polarity applied thereto including a bridge circuit having connected in each of two adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements associated with said bridge circuit and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulses of one polarity are operative to charge one 0! said capacitive reactance elements and the voltage impulses of opposite polarity are operative to charge the other of the capacitive reactance elements whereby the state of'balance of said bridge circuit is controlled in accordance with the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses, and means operative on unbalance 01' said bridge circuit to rebalance saidbridge circuit.

17. An electrical network selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes oi! voltage impulses of opposite polarity applied thereto including a bridge circuit having connected in each of two adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element,a pair of rectifier elements associated with said bridge circuit and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulses or one polarity are operative to charge one of said capacitive reactance elements and the voltage impulses oi the opposite polarity are operative to charge the other oi the capacitive reactance elements whereby the state of balance of said bridge circuit is controlled in accordance with the relative amplitudes of said voltage impulses and a unidirectional voltage of one polarity or of the opposite polarity is producedat the normally equi-potential terminals of said bridge network depending on direction of unbalance thereof, means to translate said unidirectional voltage into an alternating voltage 01' one phase or of opposite phase according to the polarity 01 said unidirectional voltage, and means selectively responsive in one sense or in another sense according to the phase of said alternating voltage to reduce said unidirectional voltage.

18. An electrical network selectively responsive to the relative amplitudes of voltage impulses of opposite polarity applied thereto including a bridge circuit two adjacent arms of which in;- clude a slidewire resistance and having connected in each of the other adjacent arms thereof a capacitive reactance element, a pair of rectifier elements associated with saidbridge circuit and so arranged with respect to said capacitive reactance elements that the voltage impulses of one polarity are operative to charge one of said capacitive reactance elements and the voltage impulses oi the opposite polarity are operative to charge mitter and s the other of the capacitive reactance elements to thereby control the state of balance oi. said "cringe circuit, and means operative on unbalance of said bridge circuit to adjust sslcl slidewire reslstance to rebslance said bridge circuit.

19. A telemeterlng system including o transmltter and a receiver, a, transmission circuit com necting sold transmitter and receiver, seitl trans mitter including means to alternately immess on said trensn'lisslon circuit voltsge impulses of opposite polarity, the relative amplitudes oi ss'lcl voltage imp lees being variable, soicl receive-v ineluding isle means selectively responsive to said i to produce an "consisting: voltage ol'opposlte phase accordingly slit-unless oi? vcrlniile voltsge im or decrease from precleimrmineel st 2M] lice sold. untlule,

,tion of? e tmnsmissw. Wcuit comprise Wires.

2 A tel, w ng" system inclutlli'ie s trons meeting soil mitter inclml frequency to imnv sponslve to the voltsscs inmressell on s essence plisse or oi opposite phase accordingly as said vorielole voltage impulses increase or decrease from c. predetermined value depending upon the otliustment of said adjustable means, sncl means responsive to the chose of said undulating voltage to ncljust said adjustable means to reduce said undulating voltage.

22, A telemeterinc system including otrons mitter and c receiver, 0, two-conductor trnnsmls sion circuit connectins transmitter re eeivev, said tmnsmitte including mesns to create first undulating v I 01 presetemsinetl cguency and s sccontl insulating Voltage oi the some frequency and nose "with fil tines tio'necl undulating; vo e, st least one scitl unting voltages variable in sin s v coining means open], st ssicl press first mention intuit; voltage on alternate hell. cycles anti to impress voltage on said tire.

1 undulating: volt tcluclell in soil-i rec;

mission circuit during; the altemoto 11 to produce an undulating; voltage oi" one of opposite phase accordingly as the cmpl of the variable voitsge increases or decreases item as ptecletermineci smplitutie depending upon the adjustment of said; network, and means responsive the phase of ssiri inst mentioned umlulotlng voltage to adjust soicl ctliustable networlt to re duce staid lest mentlonetl undulating voltage,

WALTER, P. wllslfli 

